50 cartons of foreign liquor seized

Gopalganj. Complete liquor ban law is in force in Bihar, despite this liquor smuggling is not taking the name of stopping. Liquor smugglers keep challenging the police and excise department while smuggling liquor in new ways. But to stop liquor smuggling, action is also taken against liquor smugglers by the product and the police. The latest case is of Gopalganj where liquor was being smuggled through the Gandak river with the help of a boat.

Smuggling was being done through the Gandak river located in Yadopur police station area of the district. But the team of the excise department has spoiled the plans of the smugglers. The excise department team has recovered a huge quantity of foreign liquor aboard two boats. According to the information recovered liquor was being brought from UP. However, in this action the smugglers were able to escape from the spot.

In this case, Product Superintendent Rakesh Kumar told that secret information was received that liquor is being smuggled through the Gandak river by boat. On the basis of the information received, the team of the product reached the spot and raided after siege and two boats loaded with liquor were caught. But the smugglers fled as soon as they got a clue of the team’s arrival. He told that 50 cartoons of foreign liquor have been recovered from both the boats. At present, action is being taken against the recovered liquor under the Excise Act.